Special Conditions: Diamond Aircraft Industry Model DA-40NG; Diesel Cycle Engine
Special conditions are rules the FAA writes for one design when the standard certification rules do not cover something new about it. These were published April 10, 2011 for Diamond Aircraft Industry GMBH. System: engine.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Diamond Aircraft Industry GMBH
- Makes
- Diamond Aircraft Industry GmbH
- Models
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- Published
- April 10, 2011
- Effective
- March 31, 2011
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Diamond Aircraft Industry (DAI) GmbH model DA-40NG the Austro Engine GmbH model E4 aircraft diesel engine (ADE) using turbine (jet) fuel. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with the installation of a diesel cycle engine utilizing turbine (jet) fuel. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.